Bethlehem man assaults girlfriend after she confronts him about smell of another woman, court records say

A Bethlehem man assaulted his girlfriend when she confronted him about the smell of another woman, according to court records.

Jacqueline Mast and Jack Troy Bilger, 42, of the 500 block of Cherokee Street, were in bed about 11:15 p.m. Thursday when she questioned him and he shoved her off the bed and into a wall, court papers say.

Bilger allegedly punched Mast in the nose when she tried to get up and threw her into the living room, where she hurt her leg. Mast escaped the apartment, court records say, and called police.

Authorities say Mast had cuts on her lips, cheek and leg. Bilger had fled the apartment, police say, because he had active warrants for his arrest.

Bilger was arraigned Tuesday before on-call District Judge James Narlesky on charges of simple assault and harassment. He was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail.